Chris Casey

Chris Casey (born October 15, 1963) is an American head college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team. He was the head coach of the Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team. On March 11, 2019, he was released.^[1][2] He finished at Niagara with a six-year record of 64–129. He took over the head coach position after former head coach Jay Young stepped down as head coach on October 16, 2023.^[3] Casey was the interim head coach through the whole of the regular season, but was named head coach on March 12, 2024.^[4]

Chris Casey

Casey in 2018
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Fairfield
Conference	MAAC
Record	36–33 (.522)
Biographical details
Born	(1963-10-16) October 16, 1963 (age 62)
Playing career
1982–1986	Western Connecticut State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1988	Central Connecticut (assistant)
1988–1989	Western Connecticut State (assistant)
1989–1990	St. Francis (NY) (assistant)
1990–1998	Saint Peter's (assistant)
1998–2001	Rutgers–Newark
2001–2006	Central Connecticut (assistant)
2006–2010	St. John's (assistant)
2010–2013	LIU Post
2013–2019	Niagara
2019–2023	Fairfield (assistant)
2023–present	Fairfield
Head coaching record
Overall	160–185 (.464) (NCAA) 27–46 (.370) (NJCAA)
Tournaments	0–2 (NCAA D2) 2–1 (CBI) 0–1 (CIT)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Rutgers–Newark Scarlet Raiders (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1998–2001)
1998–99	Rutgers–Newark	5–19	2–16
1999–00	Rutgers–Newark	8–16	3–15
2000–01	Rutgers–Newark	14–11	8–10
Rutgers–Newark:		27–46 (.370)
LIU Post Pioneers (East Coast Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11	LIU Post	21–10	16–5	2nd [5]	NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2011–12	LIU Post	23–6	15–1	1st [6]	NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2012–13	LIU Post	18–9	13–5	T–1st [7]
LIU Post:		62–25 (.713)	44–11 (.800)
Niagara Purple Eagles (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2013–2019)
2013–14	Niagara	7–26	3–17	11th
2014–15	Niagara	8–22	7–13	T–8th
2015–16	Niagara	7–25	5–15	10th
2016–17	Niagara	10–23	6–14	9th
2017–18	Niagara	19–14	12–6	3rd	CIT First Round
2018–19	Niagara	13–19	6–12	T–9th
Niagara:		64–129 (.332)	39–77 (.336)
Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24	Fairfield	24–13	14–6	2nd	CBI Semifinals
2024–25	Fairfield	12–20	8–12	10th
Fairfield:		36–33 (.522)	22–18 (.550)
Total:		189–233 (.448)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion